Problem with graphics choice

[clone]

Hi

I am going to buy a new PC soon, the problem is just that I do not know what type of graphics-card to buy. My main usage of the computer will be music production. So there will be no 3D games played at the computer, so do I really need a G-force 3 card? Aint those cards for heavy 3D-graphics processing? Will a simple Matrox G450 or a ATI radeon Ve be enough, or will the programs go slow if I don´t have a G-force 3 card??? Do the programs that we use today really need a good graphics-card?

The other components:
Pentium 4 at 1,8
512 mb of Rambus memory
one (or two) 21" monitor(s)
three digital soundcards (PCI)

Thanks!
christianSpears

 

[Noriaki]

If you aren't playing 3D games or doing some kind of professional 3D rendering you have no need of a powerful video card.



<< Will a simple Matrox G450 or a ATI radeon Ve be enough, >>

Those will be fine for you, in fact I would say they would be better because they have high quality 2D relative to the GF.



<< or will the programs go slow if I don´t have a G-force 3 card??? Do the programs that we use today really need a good graphics-card? >>

nVidia would like you to believe that, but if you aren't gaming then you have no need for these fast cards.

Get a G450 or a radeon VE.

 

[gopunk]

sounds like you don't need a top of the line graphics card. especially since you don't play games.

 

[obenton]

Matrox cards have excellent 2D and decent 3D. The G200 should be quite cheap, by now, if you can find one. Try EBay.

 

[Ionizer86]

Even though some say Nvidia cards have bad 2d performance, all modern cards are at the limit with regards to 2D performance. Just in case you want to play a game once in a while, a Geforce 2 MX (not MX200 or MX400) will do fine. They're about $70, which is very decent.

 

[clone]

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!